Allium 'Cherry'
Orders placed before 1 September 2024
You can expect your order in August/September
Orders placed 1 September - 15 October 2024
You can expect your order in September/October
Orders placed 16 October - 15 December 2024
You can expect your order within 10 business days
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£4.99
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£5.99
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Description
Shake up your allium style with this new kid on the block, Allium 'Cherry', exclusively available at Farmer Gracy! Chunky dome-shaped flowerheads, tightly packed with decadent morello cherry-coloured blooms, introduce a contrasting deeper tone to your allium panoply. Kicking into action in late spring, these tall and sturdy alliums with big blooms are just the kind of flower power that's needed to keep your colour schemes flowing seamlessly into summer!
If you’re hoping to help the bees, then look no further then Allium 'Cherry'. These mighty blooms are nectar heaven for pollinators—bees will love to snack their way across the entire flowerhead. When it comes to styling these impressive deep red alliums in the garden, however you decide to place them they will look good. You can plant them in informal swathes through mixed borders, line them up in neat rows in contemporary gardens, or make a big show of them by planting a few dense groups.
Key features
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Good for cutting
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Comes back every year
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Attractive to wildlife
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Loved by pollinators
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Packed in paper bags
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Low maintenance
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Fully hardy
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Rodent resistant
Specs & details
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Botanical name
Allium 'Cherry'
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Flower colour
Purple
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Bulb size
20/+
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Established height
70cm-1m
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Established spread
10-20cm
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Plant spacing
50 bulbs per m2
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Leaf colour
Green
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Habit
Upright
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Life cycle
Perennial
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Hardiness
Fully hardy
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Years to establish
1st year
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Sunlight
Full sun
Partial shade -
Position
Sheltered
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Suitable for
Large containers
Borders
Gravel gardens
Coastal gardens
Cottage gardens
Low maintenance gardens
Cut flower Gardens
Wildlife gardens -
Soil acidity
Any
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Soil moisture
Free draining
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Soil type
Loam
Sandy
Stony
Multipurpose compost
Loam-based compost -
Growing skill
Easy to grow
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Scented
No
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Pollinator-friendly
Yes
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Mouse resistant
Yes
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Rabbit resistant
Yes
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Deer resistant
Yes
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Toxicity
Skin/eyes irritant
Plant calendar
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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- Planting
- Flowering
Useful information
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Plant your Allium 'Cherry' bulbs from mid to late autumn;
Plant in borders or containers in sun or partial shade;
Plant your bulbs two to three times as deep as the bulb is high;
Space the bulbs about twice the bulb diameter apart;
Place the Allium 'Cherry' bulbs with the pointed side facing upwards.
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Orders placed before 1 September 2024
You can expect your order in September 2024Orders placed 1 September - 15 October 2024
You can expect your order in October 2024Orders placed 16 October - 15 December 2024
You can expect your order within 10 business days
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